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REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM
A mode of argumentation or a form of argument in which a proposition is disproven by following its implications logically to an absurd conclusion. This project from Thomas is a good example for this type of argumentation.

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he also decided to try on being a goat for a project just to prove how far we could get at becoming an animal with the technology we currently have.

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he makes objects to explore the psychological and social impacts of technology. he often weaves his research and making process into a story, told through live performance-lectures, published books, moving image and in exhibitions.

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He researched and found out that the last point in history where a single person could smelt iron by themselves was in the 15th century. I can't really believe that due to knowing that in countries like japan the art of swordmaking is still alive, and smelting iron by themselves is a must.

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he used the toaster project, to have the opportunity to find how depended we were on technology on doing something, and he proved it by making a toaster himself entirely from scratch.

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in this process he found all of the raw material by himself in mines and whatnot. He cheated a little and admited to it by using methods of the pre industrial era.